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March 21, 2008

Broadcast News & Open Bars

The first two games of the season will be televised by both NESN and ESPN2. There are also several bars/restaurants in Boston (and Rhode Island) that will be opening before sunrise.

NESN's pre-game show will begin at 5 AM, with the first pitch set for 6:05. The pre-game will be rebroadcast at 1:30 PM, followed by the game at 2:30 PM. ESPN2 -- with Gary "Sock" Thorne (ugh) and Steve Phillips (double ugh) -- will rebroadcast the game beginning at 1 PM.

In Boston, Game On will open at 5:30 AM on both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Dennis & Callahan will broadcast live on Opening Day. Game On is usually open for breakfast, so there should be food. The Cask will also open at 5:30 AM and on Opening Day, the first 100 fans will receive a free breakfast. State laws prohibit the sale of alcohol before 8 AM. (BeerWorks is not an option; a SoSHer was told they "always open at 11:30".)

In Rhode Island, ShamRocks, an Irish Pub in Wakefield, will open at 6 AM and offer prizes after each inning. They'll have breakfast for $5 and hot dogs for a buck. Charlie O's, in Narragansett, will also open at 6 AM, with a cash bar and $5 breakfast buffet.

Please add any information on other places to watch the games in comments.

The exhibition games scheduled for tonight (11 PM EST) and Sunday (6 AM EST) will be broadcast on WRKO 680 AM. They will also be shown on MLB.TV.

Chez L-Sock will open at 5:30. Fresh brewed coffee, Irish tea and whatever is in the fridge will be available. Canadian Red Sox fans are welcome to join us, but please refrain from speaking until your host is sufficiently caffeinated.

anti-scalping laws in Tokyo very strict, so people who went over there w/out tickets (???) are totally screwed, according to Arnold. But he says his "friend" told him there were lots of folks like that. "Oh, I'll just take a trip all the way to Japan and ASSUME I can get tickets." Terrible.

Drew botches a ball. E-9. Sounds like Price is Right music in background.

From seinfeldscripts dot com: "He's a friend of a friend. You know Corky Ramarez up on 94th Street? One day he and I are playing Pinochle"

I'd say the name was supposed to be "Ramirez," and Richards, not great with Spanish pronunciation, said it all "dumb-American" style. RAM-uh-rez. Leading the transcribers to think it was Ramarez. By the way, I lived on E. 94th when I lived in NYC. I take it Kramer meant West 94th, though. Which is where New York governors go to, well, whatever. Back to the action: Strikeout, and a double steal on the play. Arnold extremely confused by this somehow.

Are they singing Auld Lang Syne now? This is the type of thing where you're like, Hey, this is great, it's like a party! And then after a half-inning's worth, you're going MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP

Putting these comments through moderation this morning, this just cracked me up:

"What are the alcohol laws about mornings in NH?"

Possible answers:

1. I take it you haven't been there long....

2. They have laws in NH??

3. It's required.

4. If "drink whenever" isn't covered by "live free or die," I don't know what is.

I remember driving from VT to Boston, as soon as you're over the VT/NH line, there are these giant discount liquor stores right off the highway. Or maybe they're even on the highway? They might as well have a sign that says CHEAP BOOZE - GET TANKED NOW.